The Louisiana Senate Committee on Health and Welfare is currently considering a new bill to increase pharmacists’ reimbursements for services. SB 82 would require the Louisiana Department of Health to submit a state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to enhance reimbursement for services within a pharmacist’s scope of practice. In effect, SB 82 would provide a consistent stream of income and ensure that pharmacists get recognition (and revenue) for those services.
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NCPA
At the start of the new year, the flower or "smokable" form of medical marijuana has become legal in the state of Louisiana. This new legislation has created quite a buzz, with pharmacies seeing overwhelming sales and high demand for the product. Receiving medical marijuana will require a doctor recommendation, followed by the patient visiting with a local licensed pharmacist. Patients can also just go straight to their pharmacist to get a prescription and a recommendation on what products will work best for their situation.
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KPLC News 7
A new law developed by Louisiana lawmakers will prohibit health insurers from implementing a pharmacy policy known as "white bagging." White bagging refers to when health insurers don't allow providers to supply a drug for their patients, but instead requires them to use a third-party specialty pharmacy to dispense the drug to the provider first. Under this new law, health insurers in Louisiana cannot deny payment to providers if they receive physician-administered drugs from a pharmacy that is not in the health insurer's network.
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Becker Hospital Review